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G. W. SHOTWELL.

SPRING BED BOTTOM.

No. 259,594. Patented June 13,1882. v

= kAMAkAMiAMllAmkfi J *n a 4 I NITED STATES GEORGE W. SHOT WELL, OFBRODHEAD, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE HALF TO G. W. ORONK, OF SAME PLACE.

SPRING BED-BOTTOM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,594,. dated June13, 1882.

Application filed April 11,1882. (No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SHOTWELL, of Brodhead, in the countyot'Green and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Spring Bed-Bottoms; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, whichform part of this specification. I

My invention relates to an improvement in spring bed-bottoms; and itconsists in the combination of a cover made of any suitable textilefabric, which is spread over the tops of the springs, and which has itsedges secured to coil springs which extend the full length of the bed,as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a means whereby the edges ofthe bed can be kept up as perfectly as the center, and thus decrease thenumber of springs required.

Figure 1 is a plan View of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe same, partly in section.

A represents a suitable bedstead of any desired construction B, theslats; and O the springs, which are secured thereto in the usual manner.Spread over the tops of the springs is the cover D, which is made of anysuitable textile fabric, and which has its edges atthese edges will bekept up as evenly in place as the center of the bed, and thus a moreeven surface will be preserved. By this construction a much smallernumber of springs O can be employed and as good a result obtained aswhere amuch larger number of springs are used for the purpose ofsupporting the edges of the bed.

Having described my invention, 1 claim- In a spring bed-bottom, thecombination of the bedstead, the slats B, the springs 0, cover made ofany textile material, and the coiled springs to which the edges of thecover are attached, substantially as shown and described. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. SHOTWELL.

Witnesses:

J. W. STUART, GEORGE W. ORONK.

